Ooo, Ooo, Ooo! That's the sound I make when I find a simply sweet and delightful children's book, and it was certainly the sound I made when I read The Pumpkin Family by author TR Durphy. Following the story of the ten-member Pumpkin family, Father,...

In The Freckle Monster: Freckles the Bunny Series, Book #6, Freckles is a special little bunny. She is smart, caring and very creative. Her latest project was to create a ‘Stop Bullying’ poster for school. All of the students were participating and the principal would...

The Alligator & the Ducklings by Michael J Collins is a delightful story for young readers set in a beautiful lake in Florida, which is inhabited by many interesting creatures including Scobian ducks. They look majestic like a swan, but some of them have small...

The Rhymes of the Gray Beard Tree by Michael Verrett is a collection of rhyming poems that revolve around topics like animals, jobs, fairs, cherished things, adventure, fantasy, sports and other topics which handle the concept of tradition, values and the joys of youth in...

D.A. Batrowny’s The Broken Cart is a good book for children learning how to read. The story follows Smart Artt as he goes to the circus with his family. Upon hearing that the circus is closed due to a broken cart, he attempts to repair...

The Eyes of Pharaoh by Chris Eboch is a story with Egypt as its backdrop. It revolves around three interesting characters, Seshta, Horus and Reya. Each one of them has dreams but still their bonding is strong. The plot takes a turn when Reya tells...

Tippy and Kimothin's Holiday Celebration by Amanda Bannikov is a delightful storybook for children which tells them about many different holidays. Kimothin the Knight and Tippy the Dragon are very excited because it is party time in the Kingdom of Smesselleo and both of them...

Travelling Seeds by Rebecca Bielawski is the third book in the Mummy Nature series. This book teaches kids about how far seeds travel and how plants grow from a little seed. Bielawski uses colorful illustrations to demonstrate the process of germination. I thought Travelling Seeds was...

What does it mean to be thoughtless? Do children understand the concept? So many children are loved too much to the point that they are spoiled. These children are not expected to help out around the house, or to do any chores. Everything is done...

Persephone loves flowers and nature, and especially the light of the sun. She and her mother Demeter live happily on Mount Olympus amid the nymphs and flowers that bring such joy. Then disaster strikes when Zeus, the father of gods and men, as well as...